Shloka 55

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

लब्ध्वा च पुत्रीं शर्वाणीं तपस्तप्त्वा सुदुश्चरम् / सभार्यः शरं यातः पार्वतीं परमेश्वरीम्

Transliteration

labdhvā ca putrīṃ śarvāṇīṃ tapastaptvā suduścaram / sabhāryaḥ śaraṃ yātaḥ pārvatīṃ parameśvarīm

Translation

ครั้นได้ธิดานามว่า ศรวาณี แล้วบำเพ็ญตบะอันยากยิ่ง เขาพร้อมภรรยาจึงไปเข้าพึ่งพระปารวตี ปรเมศวรี

Word by Word

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √लभ् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having obtained'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुत्रीम्: daughter
• पुत्रीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• शर्वाणीम्: Śarvāṇī (Pārvatī)
• शर्वाणीम्: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• तप्त्वा: having practiced (austerity)
• तप्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √तप् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having performed austerity'

• सुदुश्चरम्: very difficult (to perform)
• सुदुश्चरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दुष्चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक विशेषण

• स-भार्यः: together with (his) wife
• स-भार्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपपद) + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (भार्यया सह = 'with (his) wife')

• शरम्: refuge
• शरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन (Vedic/epic shortened form for शरणम्)

• यातः: having gone, having resorted
• यातः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्तरि कृदन्त (past active participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• परम-ईश्वरीम्: the Supreme Goddess
• परम-ईश्वरीम्: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमा ईश्वरी)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu), narrating within the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Śarvāṇī
• Pārvatī
• Parameśvarī

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It emphasizes the practical path of approaching the Supreme through refuge (śaraṇāgati) and tapas; the verse points to the Supreme Reality being accessible through devotion and disciplined austerity, here revered as Parameśvarī.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights severe tapas (austerity as yogic discipline) culminating in śaraṇāgati—turning the fruits of practice toward surrender and guidance under the Divine, consistent with Pāśupata-oriented restraint and devotion in the Ishvara Gita stream.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

With Kūrma (a Viṣṇu form) narrating reverence toward Pārvatī as Parameśvarī, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where Vaiṣṇava narration affirms Śaiva-Śākta supremacy as compatible with a unified Supreme.